Chapter 7 The God of Knowledge
Hit all three characteristics.
Peter was simply miserable.
Why do all races agree to regard followers of the evil god as traitors to civilization, punishable by death if discovered? Almost completely disregarding the possibility that the other party will change his ways and turn from darkness to light?
Because the most troublesome thing about evil gods is that once they get involved, they can’t get rid of them even if they want to!
Normal gods will not be idle and pay attention to the situation of believers. They will only cast their gaze on believers when they pray. Therefore, if a mortal feels that his affinity with a certain god is not high enough, he can completely change his belief in other gods and abandon it. The biggest impact on the letter is the loss of the blessing from the corresponding god.
But the evil god is different. Even if he only becomes a shallow believer, as long as there is the first contact, the evil god can complete the lock. It is too late for mortals to stop praying at this time. The evil god can take the initiative to establish contact again at any time.
Therefore, in this world, mortals who become believers of the evil god do not have the option of abandoning their faith! Whether intentional or unintentional, the final outcome is almost certainly to be polluted into an irrational monster, and such monsters often have the power bestowed by evil gods, and can easily cause great harm.
Peter estimated that if he dared to tell the truth to this man with a long last name now, he might send him to hanging in the next second.
Moreover, if the information in his mind is true - a trust level of 17% means that he has been suspected by the other party with a high probability.
"Uh... the situation is actually like this," Peter was sweating on his forehead, trying to think of an excuse to cover up the truth, "Sir, you know that I am a believer in the goddess of magic, um... the situation at that time was actually... …It’s extremely critical, yes, extremely dangerous.”
"Then, because I am a believer of the goddess of magic, right? Hahaha... I didn't want to die, so at that time I prayed to the goddess devoutly, hoping that she could help me get through this crisis."
"The result... the result may be that my piety really moved the goddess of magic. I felt that for a moment, I suddenly felt the magic network responding to me very clearly. With that feeling, I completed the spell, myself I don’t know how I did it!”
The man sitting opposite Pet raised his head, and Pet noticed that his pupils were golden, slightly brighter under the light of the oil lamp.
"You mean, at the critical moment of life and death, you suddenly increased your affinity with the goddess of magic?" the man asked with unclear meaning.
Peter gritted his teeth and nodded to confirm: "Yes! That's what I want to say!"
In order to add persuasiveness to his argument, Pett also specifically gave an example.
"I remember there were similar examples before, right? There was once a famous archmage, Gangde, who broke through the advancement threshold that had troubled him for a long time when his life was in danger, and successfully created the magic [Gandoku's Hand]. Yes!”
"Haha..." The man chuckled, nodded slightly and said, "Yes, we cannot rule out the possibility of the same situation happening to you and Master Gundoku."
Peter thought his explanation had successfully fooled him, but before he could be happy, he felt the information in his mind and his heart suddenly sank.
[Current trust level: 13%]
Instead of increasing, it decreases!
It was obvious that the man named Bahamut did not believe the explanation given by Pet at all, and his level of trust was even lower!
Before Pet could come up with a new excuse to make up for it, Bahamut swiped his right hand in the air and took out a delicate crystal ball emitting dots of starlight from somewhere.
"If the situation is really what you said, and you felt that your piety moved the goddess of magic at a critical moment, then let's test your current affinity with the goddess of magic." Bahamut's voice was calm. It seems to be devoid of any emotion.
Peter felt a drop of cold sweat slipping from his forehead. If he is not mistaken, this should be a level 5 spell [Secret Pocket], which can store items in the etheric plane space exclusive to the caster and can be accessed at any time.
This means that Bahamut is at least a fifth-level spellcaster.
"Haha, haha, this room is a bit stuffy. I'm so hot that I'm sweating. I want to test my affinity, right? Yes, that's a good idea... Haha."
Looking at the crystal ball that Bahamut pushed in front of him, Pett laughed a few times, trying to ease his increasingly nervous state.
The excuses he made up temporarily could deceive others, but they certainly couldn't deceive himself. Peter knew very well that his affinity with the goddess of magic had not become higher at all, and he was able to successfully complete the [Hunger of Hada] spell. It's the power of that unknown god!
If you really want him to test his affinity with the Magic Goddess, then you have to reveal his secret!
"God, this is the situation now. I definitely can't get over it on my own. If you have any other ideas, at least let me get through this difficulty!"
The suspicion in Bahamut's eyes grew stronger and stronger, and Pet was almost forced to a dead end. Telling the truth would mean death, and not telling the truth would mean death. There was no other way. He could only place his last hope on the unknown person. The god——that is, Noven.
Even if the other party is really the evil god Pet, I don’t care anymore!
If he can gain Bahamut's trust and fool the matter, he can at least live for a while longer, but if his lie is exposed on the spot, he will be dead!
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On the other side, Noven in the Kingdom of God also realized that the situation was more difficult than he thought.
Although Novin has found a way to prevent his dangerous divine power from affecting mortals, he now encounters a new problem:
He has to find a way to arrange a vest for himself! You can't really use his original image to preach!
Otherwise, let alone other mortals, just like Pat, even Noven's own believers may not dare to take the initiative to pray to Novan!
The knowledge or information that Novan can understand is not omniscient and omnipotent, but will be restricted by his divine power and authority.
Only when Novin's followers pray to him can he learn all kinds of relevant information.
For example, the man in black robe prayed for the spell [Hunger of Hada] before, and Novan completely mastered this magic; It is: destroy the aberrant monster transformed by the man in black robe, and Pate will be out of danger;
In the interrogation room, Pate's wish to leave was accepted by Noven. The feedback given to him by Noven's divine power was: just gain Bahamut's trust.
On the other hand, if Novan was considered a dangerous evil god, most mortals would not dare to pray to him at that time, let alone offer faith to him.
Once he loses the source of his faith, Novan will enter a state of "blindness" and may be trapped and dead forever in the mist-filled space of the Kingdom of God.
Thinking about the characteristics of his divine power, Noven began to make up a "vest" identity for himself:
[I am not the god of evil, I am - Noven, the god of knowledge. 】
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(End of chapter)